This blog is wholly-owned by me, Jonn Lilyea. I pay the bills and I don’t get subsidies from any other organization, contrary to the rumors that are spread across the internet by our detractors – and I encourage donations, 100% of which go to the operation of this blog, in some form or another. The opinions expressed by our authors are theirs and not necessarily the policy of their employers.
Before you read the rest about the authors here, understand that this blog is what it is because of the folks who contribute here. Before you judge us by our blog posts, read the comments. Folks agree with us and disagree with us, and we welcome it all. Whenever I do interviews with the Old Media in regards to what we post, the journalists always ask me about what our readers think – that is our strength. Veterans’ opinions are far from monolithic, and every opinion is valid – and we celebrate that here.
Your first comment will be moderated here – it’s not an attempt to stifle debate, it just keeps the spammers and trolls at bay. So if this is your first time here, please be patient. If you change your screen name or email address, it might happen again. Unless you use a proxy server. If you use a proxy server, your comments will never be approved because that’s a mark of a troll.
We are all military combat veterans and we write primarily from that perspective. Everyone who writes here has a Combat Infantry Badge, a Combat Medic Badge, a Combat Action Badge or a Combat Action Ribbon. We write about issues that matter to combat veterans. We’re known for our work in the Stolen Valor arena, but sometimes we talk about politics, most of us are supporters of Second Amendment rights and we talk about that.
Jonn Lilyea, a retired infantry platoon sergeant is the founder, owner and primary author here.
Hondo served in the Army (regular or reserve) under every POTUS from Carter to Obama. He’s a veteran of Afghanistan and Iraq. He’s now a grey-area Reserve retiree.
There are various other authors who post less frequently.